crashresidue
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Cheers Hellbore,
I had a similar problem - but mine was with a sister-in-law.
Even though "Southern born" she had a hatred of guns - ANY guns!
She was visiting at my home one day, and informed myself and my wife - that before she brought her children over to visit, we HAD to remove ALL guns from the house and lock up the ammunition.
My wife said "OK" and I said NO way! This started a fight that almost ended the marriage.
My wife said "I live here too!", then I walked over to the desk, picked up the "house-hold" bills, handed them to her and said "OK, if that's so, then pay YOUR half or leave with your sister!"
Tears and silence.
We had the kids over later that week, I showed them what "guns" looked like and where they might find them - and then told them to come find an adult if they saw one. DO NOT TOUCH!
"Sister-in law" is now a "crack whore", has abandoned her family, and hasn't spoken to her kids for years.
I've taught both of them to shoot - and they both love guns. I spend most of my "off time" reloading so they can come over and shoot.
Don't give up on the kids - even if the parents are anti-gun!
Yea, I got "hot tounge and cold shoulder" for a while after this.
Wife said: "You're just paranioid from Viet Nam" - I responded "You've NEVER been over-run!"
It's NEVER come up again!
I just bought an SKS with a 3-9x scope - she said "don't YOU have enough guns?" I said:"This one is YOURS!" She won't even let me clean it!
Go figure?
Gentle winds,
Russ
I had a similar problem - but mine was with a sister-in-law.
Even though "Southern born" she had a hatred of guns - ANY guns!
She was visiting at my home one day, and informed myself and my wife - that before she brought her children over to visit, we HAD to remove ALL guns from the house and lock up the ammunition.
My wife said "OK" and I said NO way! This started a fight that almost ended the marriage.
My wife said "I live here too!", then I walked over to the desk, picked up the "house-hold" bills, handed them to her and said "OK, if that's so, then pay YOUR half or leave with your sister!"
Tears and silence.
We had the kids over later that week, I showed them what "guns" looked like and where they might find them - and then told them to come find an adult if they saw one. DO NOT TOUCH!
"Sister-in law" is now a "crack whore", has abandoned her family, and hasn't spoken to her kids for years.
I've taught both of them to shoot - and they both love guns. I spend most of my "off time" reloading so they can come over and shoot.
Don't give up on the kids - even if the parents are anti-gun!
Yea, I got "hot tounge and cold shoulder" for a while after this.
Wife said: "You're just paranioid from Viet Nam" - I responded "You've NEVER been over-run!"
It's NEVER come up again!
I just bought an SKS with a 3-9x scope - she said "don't YOU have enough guns?" I said:"This one is YOURS!" She won't even let me clean it!
Go figure?
Gentle winds,
Russ